Frugal Living, Coupons, and Free Stuff!http://www.frugalreality.com
Tue, 16 Aug 2016 14:33:24 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1$10 Free Amazon Card for linking one account to Personal Capital (similar to Mint)http://www.frugalreality.com/2015/02/05/10-free-amazon-card-linking-personal-capital-similar-mint/
Thu, 05 Feb 2015 08:48:37 +0000http://www.frugalreality.com/?p=35085Read More...]]>The Personal Capital online money management software service which is similar to Mint is offering a $10 Amazon Gift Card and you can earn more by referring others. Just sign up via this $10 Personal Capital Referral Link and link one account with Personal Capital to get a free $10 Amazon Gift Card.

Current Personal Capital members will receive a $10 Amazon Gift Card for each new member that you refer, plus new members will receive a $10 Amazon Gift Card when you sign up for a free Personal Capital account through a current customer’s referral link. How To Get Personal Capital $10 New Account Bonus:

1. Just sign up for a free account through this Personal Capital $10 Referral Link to receive a $10 Amazon Gift Card bonus.
2. You must link at least 1 of your financial accounts with your new Personal Capital account in order to qualify for the $10 reward.

Similar to Mint you can link bank accounts, investment accounts, and other financial accounts. I kind of like that there is other services out there that are not part of Quicken or Quickbooks such as Mint.

Gift card awards will be electronically delivered through Amazon to the customer’s email address that is provided in the registration process.

To share Personal Capital from the app, just click on “Refer a Friend” in the left-hand bar and then “Share Personal Capital.” You then select if you’d like to share with a few individuals via email or text message, or if you’d like to share with your whole network via Twitter or Facebook.

Share this post with your friends and feel free to comment below that you got your free Amazon gift card. If you are interested in online shopping such as Amazon you may want to read about their new competitor named Jet.

]]>Get in Early on “Jet” that will take on Amazon and Costcohttp://www.frugalreality.com/2015/02/04/get-in-early-to-the-new-jet-site-that-will-take-on-amazon-and-costco/
Thu, 05 Feb 2015 02:42:56 +0000http://www.frugalreality.com/?p=35081Read More...]]>A new site is coming that will compete with Amazon and Costco head on. It will reinvent the wholesale shopping club and will only be open to some for the preview. You do not want to miss this if you like to save money online! Before you renew your Amazon Prime you better check this site out. Here is the link for the free 6-month membership (value of $25).

By signing up, you will earn a free 6-month membership to the club when they launch. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to refer your friends to a free 6-month Jet membership and increase your rankings for additional benefits.
The more you refer, the higher you climb in the ranks:
Top 100 Insiders get a free lifetime membership.
Top 1,000 Insiders get a free 5-year membership, valued at $249.95.
Top 10,000 Insiders get a free 1-year membership, valued at $49.99
Top 100,000 Insiders get early access to Jet before they launch.

The Jet Insider promotional period will be finalized on February 6, 2015, so there are only a few days left to refer your friends and increase your rankings. If you are in the Top 10 you have the opportunity to be a shareholder in Jet.com.

Jet is founded by the former owner of Diapers.com. They spent years competing with Amazon.com before getting clobbered in a price war then sold their company to Amazon. Customers will find just about everything, from clothes, books, and electronics to baby goods and athletic gear. After a 90-day free trial period, Jet customers will be asked to pay $49.99 a year for access to what Lore claims will be prices that are 10% to 15% lower than anywhere else online.

Like Costco, Jet plans to make money on membership fees. Every other savings will be passed along to the buyer. And like EBay and Alibaba.com, it will function primarily as a marketplace allowing other merchants to compete to offer their wares to customers. One of the coolest features of the is that shoppers can squeeze out more savings if they can control the urge for instant gratification and let Jet figure out how to deliver the goods as cheap as possible. One example is that prices can drop when a shopper combines multiple orders into a single shipment or is willing to wait for a seller offering a more economical shipping rate.

They have huge funding into this company and we think it will be a hit and give Amazon and Costco a run for their money. What do you plan on buying with your free six month membership?

]]>Postmates is now live in Houston & Dallas with $50+ in creditshttp://www.frugalreality.com/2015/02/03/postmates/
http://www.frugalreality.com/2015/02/03/postmates/#commentsWed, 04 Feb 2015 01:05:11 +0000http://www.frugalreality.com/?p=35076Read More...]]>Postmates is finally live in all the major cities of Texas now including Houston and Dallas. This will make every restaurant or store in these Texas hubs available for on-demand delivery in minutes. You can also get things like concert tickets delivered! Deliveries in both cities are free thru February 15th and you can get a $60 credit in Houston and Dallas.

To celebrate, Postmates teamed up with two local favorites for special launch day promotions. In Houston, get FREE Mini Pies On-Demand from the legendary House of Pies, Tuesday and Wednesday at 12pm. In Dallas, they’re bringing you a dozen FREE assorted cookies from the beloved JD’s Chippery, Tuesday and Wednesday at 1pm. Just find either store in the app or on the web and place your order before they’re gone (limit 1 per customer).

They are offering $10 off free credit if you use promo code 478n. You may download the app here.Be sure to share code TEXASVIP with friends in the area for $50 in delivery fee credit good till the end of the month.

Postmates delivers your groceries on-demand for those who do not want to wait in the “express lane” or just do not have the time to make it to the store.
Here’s how it works:
1. Search for Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Kroger or any other grocery store in the app
2. Select inventory from the catalog or enter them in the custom list
3. Place your order and get delivery in under an hour

We tested Postmates with an order from the local Whole Foods. The app can be used to track the progress of your order as a delivery driver or “Postmate” is assigned to pick up the items. If they have a question, they can give you a call or a message. It kind of works like Uber in that you can follow your delivery around via a map in the app and know when it will arrive.

When your items arrive, the total fee is automatically charged to your card through Postmates. Postmates then sends out an email receipt with a picture of the physical receipt from the store to let you know everything was legit. There is a $5.75 flat fee for the 1-hour delivery and a 9% convenience fee based on the total cost. The Postmate who brings your stuff gets part of the 9% convenience fee, but you can tip extra if you like.

]]>http://www.frugalreality.com/2015/02/03/postmates/feed/1Up to $30 in Curb Taxi App Creditshttp://www.frugalreality.com/2015/01/29/free-ride-when-booking-taxis-using-curb/
Thu, 29 Jan 2015 22:46:38 +0000http://www.frugalreality.com/?p=35071Read More...]]>The Curb app which recently had a name change re-invention from Taxi Magic is the best way to book taxis on your phone in over 60 cities across the U.S. This includes booking taxis in New York City as well as select cities in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Mexico.

The Curb Referral Program offers new users a free $10 credit toward your first ride, and you can earn additional $10 credits for referring your friends. Curb is just like Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar, but it is only for taxis for now. Curb works with taxi fleets and drivers in your community to provide you quick and secure rides via the smartphone app.

You can book your ride in seconds just like Uber, track your taxi, pay with your phone, and get an eReceipt. You also have the option to pay the Taxi driver directly. You get ride alerts when your taxi is on the way and have the option to message the driver and let them know any special directions which comes in handy.

How To Get $10 New Curb User Credit:
1. Install the Curb App.
2. Create a new Curb account when you open the app for the first time.
3. On the credit card registration page that appears after creating an account, click the “Enter Promo Code” text link.
4. Enter Referral Code Z19T09 to receive $10 in Magic Credits added to your account instantly.
5. Complete the registration of your credit card with Curb.

The next time you ride and pay with your credit card in the app, the Magic Credits will be applied to your final ride total. If your ride is less than the amount of your credits, the remaining Magic Credits will roll over to your next ride.

You can earn free rides by referring friends and you send them $10 to sign up in the process. Each time a friend takes their first ride with your referral code, you’ll both get rewarded $10 in Magic Credits. It will say Earn Free Rides in the app and you give out that link or code on your Twitter or Facebook or just text them. The promo section shows how many credits you have.

After you create an account or if you are an EXISTING USER use these codes to save even more:
I was able to use both but one expires this weekend!
1. DINELA – $10 credit, for new and existing users, gets you $10 off your next ride as well as a chance to win a $50 credit – valid for use through 3/2/2015
2. SURPRISE15 $5 Credit expires January 31.
3. GOPATS or GOHAWKS – Also vote for who you think will win the Superbowl for another $5 credit
This adds up to $25 to $30 in free credits!!

Please let us know any new CURB promo codes to add in the app in the comments or on our Facebook page!

]]>How to get Free In-Flight Wifihttp://www.frugalreality.com/2014/11/24/how-to-get-free-in-flight-wifi/
Mon, 24 Nov 2014 07:37:04 +0000http://www.frugalreality.com/?p=35059Read More...]]>Have you ever tried Google mail on an in-flight wifi before? Well we found out you may see if it works for free before paying for internet. Keep in mind this only works for smartphones so you cannot do this on your laptops unless you do something to the browser that is beyond our tech experience. Also, if you cannot get it for free for some reason we have a discount promo code to use for at least 10 min free using any device.

There seems to be several services that seem to work without paying as long as you’re connected to the GoGo InFlight network. Most Google apps seemed to work extremely well. Although there may be some limited functionality you have to go into the app itself not through the browser.

The reason you may be getting these services free is because the in-flight Wi-Fi services use Google Analytics to monitor traffic so they leave that back doorway into Google apps open.

If they figure this out and close us all off of this free Google APPs you can also get this promo code for a free spin online using any device. Free 10 min of access per flight use prom0 code USFREE10.

If you are unaware of how expensive in-flight wifi can be here are the current rates:

]]>American Airlines Giving Miles for Delayed Flights?http://www.frugalreality.com/2014/11/22/american-airlines-miles-for-delated-flights/
Sun, 23 Nov 2014 03:36:15 +0000http://www.frugalreality.com/?p=35056Read More...]]>This will shock you as American Airlines has been out of control the past year in doing anything it can after the merger with US Airways to get loyal customers to hate them. We have proved to them that we WILL not be loyal to them and WILL fly Southwest and other airlines such as the new IPO’d Virgin America. You would think American would step up to the plate with Virgin America eating away at its customers because they want clean planes with entertainment such as wifi on EVERY flight.

Just tonight a friend flew from Austin to New York and it appears American Airlines gave them 6,000 miles. He said it was due to a gas leak on the plane which is a fairly scary deal. Must have been one of those MD-80’s. It was a delayed flight but 6,000 miles is a start in the right direction and maybe I will re-think my hate against American Airlines lately. Can everyone count on miles now for delayed flights or is this a one time occurrence? Feel free to delay my flight if I can get some free miles

I am Gold with them and they have taken away all the goodies for Gold elite. Why even bother to get Gold with American anymore as you cannot have more than one bag check-in as Gold and you do not even get the more leg room seats anymore as part of the elite offering. Hopefully American will LISTEN again and give this back to Gold elite and extend our Gold elite another year because of their horrible service in 2014 after the merger. American has turned into what Sprint did with Nextel a third rate company but with what happened in the last few weeks we now have a new hope for the large airline.

It seems American Airlines is finally getting some customer service. Just a few weeks ago they announced they have backtracked on a new policy where they would no longer offer meals on its shorter flights in first class. Sorry if I am paying extra or using all my miles for first class I better damn well get a meal or something different besides more leg room. Getting on a flight faster and sitting in a seat should not be the only benefit. With Virgin America you get an amazing pillow that I wanted to steal and entirely more comfortable custom seats with more entertainment than you can even turn on before the flight lands.

]]>Holiday Gift Card Bonuses from Restaurants and Retailershttp://www.frugalreality.com/2014/11/19/2014-holiday-gift-card-promotions/
Thu, 20 Nov 2014 00:22:31 +0000http://www.frugalreality.com/?p=35049Read More...]]>Each year we take a look at the incredible bonuses you can get just by buying retail or restaurant gift cards. Make sure to check the terms of when the gift cards or bonuses expire as they may be at different times. Most of these bonuses end Christmas Eve. Here is our list of 2014 Holiday Gift Card Bonuses:

TravelCenters of America – Get a $5 bonus card when you purchase $25 in dining cards.

Village Inn – Get $5 bonus card with $25 gift card purchase.

White Castle – Get $5 promo card when you purchase $25 in gift cards.

]]>New AMEX Twitter Sync Deals: Uber, Walmart, Samsonite, Diesel, JCPhttp://www.frugalreality.com/2014/11/19/amex-twitter-sync-deals-walmart-uber/
Wed, 19 Nov 2014 22:32:02 +0000http://www.frugalreality.com/?p=35041Read More...]]>American Express is offering some new Twitter sync promotions ranging from Uber to Walmart. You can use a American Express credit card business or personal or a Serve card for these.

You can Tweet directly from this post to sync these offers with your American Express card.

Doubletree by Hilton – Click Here to Tweet #AmexDoubleTree a $40 statement credit by using your enrolled Card to make a single purchase of $175+ on all charges to your room, including your room rate, when you pay for your stay at DoubleTree by Hilton(TM) between 11/24/14 and 2/2/15. Tweet using #AmexDoubleTree to add this offer to your connected American Express Card.

]]>Save $10 to $40 on Your Next Uber Ride (New and Existing users)http://www.frugalreality.com/2014/10/10/free-uber-ride/
Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:57:38 +0000http://www.frugalreality.com/?p=35032Read More...]]>You can earn a $10 statement credit when you use your American Express card to make a purchase of $10 or more through the Uber app by December 31, 2014. Register your American Express cards through AMEX Offers in your Americanexpress.com account. Or sync your AMEX card to your twitter account and tweet “#AmexUber” to qualify. If you’re new to Uber you can sign-up with this promo link to save another $30 off your 1st ride or enter promo code UBERVIP4ME.

Uber is a car service that allows you to arrange and pay for rides on your smartphone. Uber and Lyft are far superior to taking a dirty taxi. You can also do a fare quote in advance and pay with a credit card through the app to earn 2x Membership Rewards points.Eligible American Express cards include:
AMEX personal and business cards, AMEX authorized user cards, AMEX branded cards issued by other banks such as PenFed,
and AMEX Serve. This is a great reason to keep a Serve or Bluebird card around especially for things like this and Small Business Saturday which will use these cards in November.
You can NOT sync AMEX Bluebird cards, AMEX gift cards, or AMEX corporate cards with this Uber promotion. You can enroll all of your American Express cards. I have enrolled all 5 cards I have one with Penfed, Costco, Simply Cash, Hilton HHonors, and my Business Gold Card. You can also use Membership rewards to get free uber rides which is a great reason to link your AMEX card with Uber.

]]>$15 Free Red Bull Settlement- No Proof Requiredhttp://www.frugalreality.com/2014/10/06/red-bull-energy-drink-settlement-10-check-with-no-proof-required/
Mon, 06 Oct 2014 08:02:36 +0000http://www.frugalreality.com/?p=35026Read More...]]>Great news for energy drink fans across the US!! If you made at least 1 purchase of Red Bull product in the United States between January 1, 2002, and October 3, 2014, can get a $10 check or $15 in free Red Bull products with no proof of purchase required.

Allegedly, Red Bull’s marketing and labeling misrepresents both the functionality and safety of Red Bull beverages, so a settlement has been reached between the plaintiffs and Red Bull. Red Bull has also voluntarily updated its marketing materials and product labeling directed at United States consumers in order to avoid any future confusion over their products.
You can receive either a cash reimbursement in the form of a check for $10 OR $15 in free Red Bull products, which includes your choice of Red Bull Energy Drink or Red Bull Sugarfree beverages.

Go here to File your Online Claim no later than March 2, 2015.
No proof of purchase is necessary to obtain settlement benefits, but you must sign the claim form under penalty of perjury, affirming that you are a qualified member of the settlement class. The court will hold a hearing on May 1, 2015, and if the court approves the settlement, payments will be distributed within 150 days after the court grants final approval of the settlement.